Surah Al-Muminoon

وَإِنَّلَكُمْفِىٱلْأَنْعَٰمِلَعِبْرَةًۭنُّسْقِيكُممِّمَّافِىبُطُونِهَاوَلَكُمْفِيهَامَنَٰفِعُكَثِيرَةٌۭوَمِنْهَاتَأْكُلُونَ

And, behold, in the cattle [too] there is indeed a lesson for you: We give you to drink of that [milk] which is within their bellies; and you derive many [other] uses from them: for, you eat of their flesh,

وَعَلَيْهَاوَعَلَىٱلْفُلْكِتُحْمَلُونَ

and by them - as by the ships [over the sea] - you are borne [overland].

وَلَقَدْأَرْسَلْنَانُوحًاإِلَىٰقَوْمِهِۦفَقَالَيَٰقَوْمِٱعْبُدُوا۟ٱللَّهَمَالَكُممِّنْإِلَٰهٍغَيْرُهُۥٓأَفَلَاتَتَّقُونَ

AND, INDEED, We sent forth Noah unto his people and he said: “O my people! Worship God alone]: you have no deity other than Him. Will you not, then, become conscious of Him?”

فَقَالَٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟مِنقَوْمِهِۦمَاهَٰذَآإِلَّابَشَرٌۭمِّثْلُكُمْيُرِيدُأَنيَتَفَضَّلَعَلَيْكُمْوَلَوْشَآءَٱللَّهُلَأَنزَلَمَلَٰٓئِكَةًۭمَّاسَمِعْنَابِهَٰذَافِىٓءَابَآئِنَاٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

But the great ones among his people, who refused to acknowledge the truth, replied: “This [man] is nothing but a mortal like yourselves who wants to make himself superior to you! For, if God had willed [to convey a message unto us], He would surely have sent down angels; [moreover,] we have never heard [any­thing like] this from our forebears of old!

إِنْهُوَإِلَّارَجُلٌۢبِهِۦجِنَّةٌۭفَتَرَبَّصُوا۟بِهِۦحَتَّىٰحِينٍۢ

He is nothing but a madman: so bear with him for a while.”

قَالَرَبِّٱنصُرْنِىبِمَاكَذَّبُونِ

Said [Noah]: “O my Sustainer! Succour me against their accusation of lying!”

فَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْهِأَنِٱصْنَعِٱلْفُلْكَبِأَعْيُنِنَاوَوَحْيِنَافَإِذَاجَآءَأَمْرُنَاوَفَارَٱلتَّنُّورُفَٱسْلُكْفِيهَامِنكُلٍّۢزَوْجَيْنِٱثْنَيْنِوَأَهْلَكَإِلَّامَنسَبَقَعَلَيْهِٱلْقَوْلُمِنْهُمْوَلَاتُخَٰطِبْنِىفِىٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوٓا۟إِنَّهُممُّغْرَقُونَ

Thereupon We inspired him thus: “Build, un­der Our eyes and according to Our inspiration, the ark [that shall save thee and those who follow thee]. And when Our judgment comes to pass, and waters gush forth in torrents over the face of the earth, place on board of this [ark] one pair of each [kind of animal] of either sex, as well as thy family - excepting those on whom sentence has already been passed; and do not appeal to Me [any more] in behalf of those who are bent on evildoing - for, behold, they are destined to be drowned!

فَإِذَاٱسْتَوَيْتَأَنتَوَمَنمَّعَكَعَلَىٱلْفُلْكِفَقُلِٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِٱلَّذِىنَجَّىٰنَامِنَٱلْقَوْمِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

“And as soon as thou and those who are with thee are settled in the ark, say: ‘All praise is due to God, who has saved us from those evildoing folk!’

وَقُلرَّبِّأَنزِلْنِىمُنزَلًۭامُّبَارَكًۭاوَأَنتَخَيْرُٱلْمُنزِلِينَ

“And say: ‘O my Sustainer! Cause me to reach a destination blessed [by Thee] for Thou art the best to show man how to reach his [true] destination!’”

إِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢوَإِنكُنَّالَمُبْتَلِينَ

In this [story], behold, there are messages indeed [for those who think]: for, verily, We always put [man] to a test.

ثُمَّأَنشَأْنَامِنۢبَعْدِهِمْقَرْنًاءَاخَرِينَ

AND AFTER those [people of old] We gave rise to new generations;

فَأَرْسَلْنَافِيهِمْرَسُولًۭامِّنْهُمْأَنِٱعْبُدُوا۟ٱللَّهَمَالَكُممِّنْإِلَٰهٍغَيْرُهُۥٓأَفَلَاتَتَّقُونَ

and [every time] We sent unto them an apostle from among themselves, [he told them:] “Worship God [alone]: you have no deity other than Him. Will you not, then, become conscious of Him?”

وَقَالَٱلْمَلَأُمِنقَوْمِهِٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟وَكَذَّبُوا۟بِلِقَآءِٱلْءَاخِرَةِوَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْفِىٱلْحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنْيَامَاهَٰذَآإِلَّابَشَرٌۭمِّثْلُكُمْيَأْكُلُمِمَّاتَأْكُلُونَمِنْهُوَيَشْرَبُمِمَّاتَشْرَبُونَ

And [every time] the great ones among his people, who refused to acknowledge the truth and gave the lie to the announcement of a life to come - [simply] because We had granted them ease and plenty in [their] worldly life, and they had become corrupted by it [every time] they would say: “This [man] is nothing hut a mortal like yourselves, eating of what you eat, and drinking of what you drink:

وَلَئِنْأَطَعْتُمبَشَرًۭامِّثْلَكُمْإِنَّكُمْإِذًۭالَّخَٰسِرُونَ

and, indeed, if you pay heed to a mortal like your­selves, you will surely be the losers!

أَيَعِدُكُمْأَنَّكُمْإِذَامِتُّمْوَكُنتُمْتُرَابًۭاوَعِظَٰمًاأَنَّكُممُّخْرَجُونَ

Does he promise you that, after you have died and become [mere] dust and bones, you shall be brought forth [to a new life]?

هَيْهَاتَهَيْهَاتَلِمَاتُوعَدُونَ

Far-fetched, far-fetched indeed is what you are promised!

إِنْهِىَإِلَّاحَيَاتُنَاٱلدُّنْيَانَمُوتُوَنَحْيَاوَمَانَحْنُبِمَبْعُوثِينَ

There is no life beyond our life in this world: we die and we live [but once], and we shall never be raised from the dead!

إِنْهُوَإِلَّارَجُلٌٱفْتَرَىٰعَلَىٱللَّهِكَذِبًۭاوَمَانَحْنُلَهُۥبِمُؤْمِنِينَ

He is nothing but a man who attributes his own lying in­ventions to God, and we are not going to believe him!”

قَالَرَبِّٱنصُرْنِىبِمَاكَذَّبُونِ

[Whereupon the prophet] would say: “O my Sustainer! Succour me against their accusation of lying!”

قَالَعَمَّاقَلِيلٍۢلَّيُصْبِحُنَّنَٰدِمِينَ

[And God] would say: “After a little while they will surely be smitten with remorse!”